How to Support Employee Well-Being

How to Support Employee Well-Being

Does anyone ever feel completely “settled”?  If you do, please share your secret!  It’s a safe bet that most of our employees are juggling a lot, and reprioritizing several times a day.  At work, at home, in life.  (Ok, not just our employees.  Every. Single....
It’s Almost Spring!

It’s Almost Spring!

Dear Affogato Friends,  Every March, I get to spend time doing something that matters as much to me as being a small business owner.  I participate in making grants to non-profit organizations in my community.  I’m the President of the 100 Women Charitable...
Where Humans and Machines Meet

Where Humans and Machines Meet

Ok, we got the memo. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay. But what does this mean for HR professionals, and how can we leverage this technology to benefit our organizations and our people? Lisha Gray has been spearheading our internal initiative to understand...
HR Horror Stories

HR Horror Stories

Ok, we have to start with the observation that Halloween has moved into the big leagues.  I’m guessing that competing with the World Series has made the holiday up its game a lot.  I live in one of those neighborhoods that makes the list of “Best Holiday Lights”, but...
Balance and Boundaries

Balance and Boundaries

Last time I talked about leaves of absence and how they can creep up on us.  Let’s go a step further and talk about a culture that promotes balance and boundaries and how that might avoid some of that creeping.In California and many other places, some time off work is...